A open-cut mine employee was so busy chatting his machinery overturned. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) recently examined how a dozer rolled over at an undisclosed Queensland coal mine...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
A mineral producer admitted it should have done more to prevent an employee from being entangled in machinery. A female worker’s right arm should never have been trapped between an unguarded...
A motion inhibiting system can fail and cause uncontrolled heavy vehicle movement, transport officials warned. Authorities recently cracked down on cardan shaft park brakes that do not prevent...
A custom-made motion inhibitor has been recognised in Queensland’s Banana Shire. Anglo American’s workshop wheel chock was recently commended for significantly reducing the risk of...
A multinational mining company was penalised and told to improve due to multiple safety concerns. Newcrest Mining was caught repeatedly failing to adequately mitigate dust at its Cadia mine, 28km...
A beginner required urgent medical treatment after a metal object rebounded and struck him. An inexperienced truck operator became severely injured when an earthing rod fell, bounced and hit him in...
A multinational resources producer reduced the number of workplace incidents through removing potential hazards altogether. Alcoa Australia recently added several safety features to its Willowdale...
Part of a multinational mining company conceded it should have done more to prevent employee incidents at a coal operation. A subsidiary of BHP recently admitted it failed to maintain a safe and...
Mineral producers will keep operating fossil fuel-powered haul trucks for the unforeseeable future, a new publication found. Electrifying mine heavy vehicle fleets is impractical, inconvenient and...
Limiting the number of human operators reduces workplace incidents, an autonomous leader found. Komatsu Australia wants every mine site to upgrade machinery to driverless and remote technology...
Resources employees found responsible for substandard conditions could be barred from future career opportunities, if industry advocates have their way. The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)...
A mining contractor suffered a fatal fall from the top of unexcavated overburden. An equipment operator recently plunged to his death from the top of a highwall at an undisclosed mine site...
